Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-01-31
= MILLION soK nIssroxs roR 1887
DIT COLLECTIONS ONLY.


There has never been . more earnes
purpose upon the part Of the member
OF the Wilm ington Con ferenoe 20 react
the utmost limit 10 missionary oollso
lions than ut present.
missionary Intelligence has neye,
been more widely diffused through bott
VIC Ie.iglons and secular press, ~ II
The sditor OF . leading secular paper
VINO Was solicited by the District Score
.af5 OF wilmington District. 30 pub
isn missionary Intelligence replied:
MY columns are open TO 10 worthy O
cause. Please don't conc ude tina. be
cause the - Is a political weekly,
that therefore 1t has no higher miss,en
th an pArtizan politics. On the contrary
] seek TO give It a high moral tone moi
only In the temperance cause bnt In
every other direction" Send ont the
good tidings through every possible al.
reciion
A million for missions from colleo.
u ms only. Mote the tact that a,most
one half OF the SUN il 10 be expend ed
Ia our own country. The rest Is a con
tribu Ion TO the greatest work ever a,
fsm pied, the overthrow OF all system
OF false religious and the CONQUEST OF
the world for Chnst.'
TIE cal OF tho Methodist Church for
Million for Missions IL, /. A step in
advance of what the church has ever
donf' z. Ii Is not unreasonable nor
im possiol 3 Tee star dard placed a,
THIS definite amount with tire posai-
oiii,y OF reaching 1t will be wonderful
slim lus 10 the cauroh every here. 4.
10 accomplish this result the help OF
every minister, iayman and every child
IN all our Sunday schools will hs
net ded." 10
"Tbe success OF modern tnissi 80 40
the marvel of history. We some no
hear co,DnlaInts shon, ,ba 80. utiay
ond small retarD, just as we hear n.oA
talking about tho decline Of Oh iisui'
anity. These complaints are born o . NV
In ionoranca o. ~ on a,,,l aaat. The
urnuth 81 r,i.aions 10 ,h;a oa,,r sur.
ras. Ali other CO. ri ,ha oh,srah This
IL prominently the missionary oou
tury. In 1900 there were only seVon
Protestant Foreign Missionary Sucie
tier; in 1880 there are seventy, besides
B'xteen Woman's FcreisD M ssionary
Societiea. Then there were oaly 40
missionaries now there ara 1000 In
1900 there were only e,Ce0 converts,
now there are 600, 900 with 3 500 coo
adherenfs. Vino At the beginning (
the century could believe such resu ts
conld have been reached?
There are tome things which m ust be
the ground work OF all successfal opera.
lions In mission work. Bishop Harris
says:
l. Pr ncipls-Tbis work cannot be-
CARED forward slccessfuly withou
the oieAre-t and strongest convictions
OF duty. That this work Is the will OF
Gpd and He comm snds IL TO be dons
Sfssem-The highest and sublimest
principle may be practically useless
without come suitable pan through
which 1t may work out Its Legitimate
results.
3. Perse steady purposes
TO rsmove all difficulties, to overcome
al obstacles, to conquer all oppositlou.
A steady effort to gu Jceed. These three
things will not admit OF failure.
THE Wesleyans of Great Britain,
with less than one third of the mem
bership aud scarcely 1.-THE Of the
wealth OF the Methoilst church, amaze
us wi b the magnitude OF their mts.
sionsry offerings. The munlhcence Of
their gifts has attracted the attention
and excited the wonder OF the Christian
world The secrets and philosophy of
their unparalleled success may be
found just here; that by their plans OF
deputa,ions, solicitors and collectors
they accomplish most thorough and
exhaustive can vass OF every society and
chnrch In the connection and we'll
nigh accomplish their purpose OF pro
cuiirg contribution from every mem
Der Of their communion"